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Allocative Efficiency of Cropshare Cultivation: Interpreting the Empirical Evidence

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  • M. A. Taslim

    (Department of Economics, University of New England, Armidale, N. S. W. 2351, Australia.)

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Because of the simultaneity problems raised by supervision problems, and the low opportunity cost of labour which may induce an inverse size-productivity relationship in agriculture, tests requiring a comparison of the productivity of farmers or farms of different tenure groups tend to be biased. Even a comparison of the performance of farmers of different tenure groups, though of the same size, may not necessarily yield unbiased results. The paired f-test, which involves comparing the performance of the owner-tenants on their own and cropshare land, has been found to be the most satisfactory method of comparing the efficiency of cropshare tenancy with that of owner cultivation. The study also suggests some disciplining influence imparted by a better choice of tenant and threat of eviction, preventing the tenants from wasting the rental land.

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  • M. A. Taslim, 1989. "Allocative Efficiency of Cropshare Cultivation: Interpreting the Empirical Evidence," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 28(3), pages 233-250.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:28:y:1989:i:3:p:233-250
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    1. Jon Reiersen, 2001. "Bargaining and Efficiency in Sharecropping," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(2), pages 1-15, May.
    2. M. A. Taslim, 1992. "A Survey of Theories of Cropshare Tenancy," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 68(3), pages 254-275, September.
    3. Jon Reiersen, 2004. "Status and Incentives," Nordic Journal of Political Economy, Nordic Journal of Political Economy, vol. 30, pages 121-128.

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